CIT v. H. Holck Larsen

160 ITR 67Supreme Court of India1986#1992 most cited

What is CIT v. H. Holck Larsen authority for?

The determination of whether a transaction involving the sale and purchase of shares (or other assets) constitutes a trading transaction (business income) or an investment (capital gains) is a mixed question of law and fact. Courts must consider cumulative factors, including the assessee's habitual dealing and the intention at the time of the initial acquisition, rather than applying abstract tests.

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judgments rely on this decision, according to BharatTax’s citation analysis of 292,668 Indian tax judgments — from 2010 to 2025.

Also referred to as

CIT v. H. Holck Larsen · 160 ITR 67 · trading transaction vs investment · shares stock-in-trade · capital gains vs business income · mixed question of law and fact · intention of assessee · cumulative factors · Section 111A · Section 45 · character of transaction · habitual dealing

Issues it is cited on

Judgments citing CIT v. H. Holck Larsen

SHRI ASHOKKUMAR KHIMRAJ,,AHMEDABAD vs. THE INCOME TAX OFFICER, WARD-3(1), AHMEDABAD

In the result, the appeal of the assessee is allowed

ITA 1247/AHD/2015[2006-07]Status: DisposedITAT Ahmedabad01 Jan 2019AY 2006-07

Bench: Shri Waseem Ahmed & Smt Madhumita Royआयकर अपील सं./I.T.A. No. 1247/Ahd/2015 ("नधा"रण वष" / Assessment Year : 2006-07) Shri Ashokkumar Khimraj Ito, बनाम/ Prop. Ridhi Siddhi Ward – 3(1), Vs. Enterprises, 21, Shitalkunj Ahmedabad. Society, Rambaug Road, Ahmedabad. "थायी लेखा सं./जीआइआर सं./Pan/Gir No. : Afdpk 6404 N .. (अपीलाथ"/Appellant) (""यथ" / Respondent) Shri Parin Shah, A.R. अपीलाथ" ओर से/ Appellant By : Shri Vinod Talwani, Sr. D.R. ""यथ" क" ओर से/Respondent By:

For Appellant: Shri Vinod Talwani, Sr. D.RFor Respondent: 01/11/2018

…produce evidence from its records as to whether it has maintained any distinction between those shares which are its stock-in- trade and those which are held by way of investment." 6. In the case of Commissioner of Income-tax, Bombay v. H. Holck Larsen [1986] 160 ITR 67, the Supreme Court observed : "The High Court, in our opinion, made a mistake in observing whether transactions of sale and purchase of shares were trading transactions or Ashokkumar Khimraj vs. ITO A.Y. 2006-07 whether these were in the nature of investment was a question of law. This was a mixed question of law and fact." 7. The principles laid…

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